5/31/2012

Cala Mondrago is not a town, village or a resort but a 500 yds by 500
yds small 2-hostal hamlet which has one small road, a tiny shop, a
couple of beach snack bar/restaurants and a car park and a handful of
private homes which lie scattered among the pine trees.
Its significance as a holiday destination is its unspoilt stunning
surroundings which is very suitable to those looking for a quiet holiday
with a love of the outdoors.

Locality:

Cala Mondrago is found on the E coast, 5 mls SW of Cala d’Or, 40 mls
SE of Palma, 35 mls SE of the international airport. It is an unspoilt
protected nature reserve of low scrub- and pine-covered hills, sand
dunes, wetlands and small rocky coves. Cultivated farmland and almond
groves surround.

The area is particularly suited to those looking for peace and quiet,
twitchers, beachcombers and those of an independent nature with a love
of the outdoors. The area attracts day-trippers and locals at weekends.

In terms of accommodation there are 2 small privately run 1-star
hostals; 1 small privately owned self-catering apartment block and an
all-inclusive property 2 mls away. The area has 2 fine sandy beaches:
s’Amarador, which is adjacent to a car park, flanked by rocky pine-clad
slopes and packed with loungers; there are 2 snack bar/restaurants. The
unspoilt Mondrago Beach, reached by a low path (220 yds) curving round a
rocky coastline, is over 220 yds wide and 75 yds deep and backed by
small dunes, pine forests and marshland.

Both beaches can get extremely crowded with day-trippers and, at
weekends, coolbox-carrying locals. Main attractions include walking,
hiking, bird-watching, cycling and horse-riding. There is a small picnic
area with barbecue and children’s playground. The area has nothing in
terms of nightlife. In terms of ‘food’ there are 2 basic beach snack
bar/restaurants and a selection of fish restaurants on harbourside at
Porto Petro (2½ mls).